deafening
/ˈdɛf(ə)nɪŋ
/adjective
(Of a noise) so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else: the music reached a deafening crescendo...
- Riho couldn't hear anything but the deafening roar.
- Orlan had to yell in order to be heard over the deafening noise.
- The rumbling of a crashing spacecraft was heard and the deafening noise stopped the argument.
Synonyms
very loud, extremely noisy, ear-splitting, ear-piercing, ear-shattering;
booming, thundering, thunderous, tumultuous, roaring, blaring, resounding, resonant, reverberating, reverberant, echoing, ringing, dinning, carrying;
overpowering, overwhelming, almighty, mighty, tremendous
Derivatives
deafeningly
/ adverb ...- The room erupted and people applauded deafeningly loudly.
- Nor did she notice the peals of thunder that rang deafeningly through the crevices.
- It was mentioning The Sisters Of Mercy that won him over, I'm sure - seems that he spent his student days in London listening to deafeningly loud music too